Chapter 262 - On A Date (1/2)

Xin Xiaoli who had gone upstairs to his room to take his call took a long breath before attending the call, ”Hi, dad! How are you? How's your trip going with Uncle Yi?” He was trying to act normal at best as he could.

There was silence on the other end for a minute before he heard a deep voice, ”I'm pretty good, son. Although our trip is not that fruitful, we're still having a good time. What about you? Since your brother has finally found his way back home, why don't you tell me what are you both up to?”

Xin Xiaoli was expecting that question. He was even expecting his father to be sarcastic about Ah-Si's sudden return back home as well. ”Nothing much,” he replied in a small voice completely unlike his normal one. He sounded intimidating to others but right now, he was like a child who got caught stealing candy.

”Oh,” he heard his father's voice making a strange feeling to invade his heart. ”I just had a brief discussion with An City's police commissioner. The context of your 'nothing much' sounds pretty interesting to me.”

'He knows! How am I not even surprised?' wondered Xin Xiaoli to himself. After all, how could it be possible that something escaped Xin Zimen's attention? But before his father could question him, he wanted to come clean himself. ”Dad, hear me out first. I know you have never asked anyone for a favor and I really am sorry for using your name like-”

His father's voice cut him off, ”Son, I didn't call to question your actions. I just think you should have called me first. Dylan getting arrested and that too for causing an accident can set off a huge internal battle of power within Qiu Corporation. It's a sensitive topic and you know that as well.” Xin Xiaoli's eyes widened as he realized that his father was right. ”First, tell me if Dylan is alright?”

”Yes, he is fine,” answered Xin Xiaoli. ”He's not injured. The accident wasn't even that serious.”

”That's good. Anyways, you don't have to worry about it. I have made all the necessary arrangements. The news of Dylan getting arrested won't be spread out. Tell him to be careful during this time, any simple act of his can backfire at this crucial time.”

Xin Xiaoli listened to his father's advice and nodded his head. Even he knew it was a sensitive topic. If anything went wrong then Dylan might never be able to inherit Qiu Corporation. In fact, he thought only Dylan wasn't taking this matter seriously. And to be honest, the person causing everyone this much worry, Dylan Qiu really wasn't concerned at all. After all, he never wanted to inherit anything from his father. In fact, in his opinion, his sister was the better candidate for taking on that role.

Xin Xiaoli's train of thoughts only stopped when he heard his father's voice again, ”I believe you have already met my guest.”

He raised his brow slightly before saying, ”If you're talking about Ying then yes, I have met her.”

”I hope you don't mind being cordial with her,” said Xin Zimen in a serious voice.

”Dad, if you're still holding on to your dream of making her your daughter-in-law then-”